Trust in the Work Environment and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Findings from the Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index

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• Personal Author:
  Alterman, Toni ; Ju J ; Kelly KM ; Tsai R
• Description:
  This study examined associations between trust, an important aspect of workplace social capital, with seven cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors (American Heart Association Life's Simple 7 (LS7)): smoking, obesity, low physical activity, poor diet, diabetes, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure. Data are from the U.S. Gallup-SharecareWell-Being Index (2010-2012), a nationally representative telephone survey of U.S. workers (n = 412,884). The independent variable was the response to a work environment (WE) question as to whether their supervisor always creates an open and trusting environment. Regression models were adjusted for demographic characteristics with each of the LS7 CVD risk factors as dependent variables. Twenty-one percent of workers reported that their supervisor did not create an open and trusting environment. Trust was associated with increased adjusted odds of having many of the LS7 CVD risk factors. Among those workers whose supervisor created a mistrustful environment, the odds ratios were greatest (>20%) for having four or more of the LS7 CVD risk factors. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Behavior
  • Blood
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Demography
  • Diet
  • Hematologic Diseases
  • Occupational Health
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Workers
  • Work environment
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Risk factors
  • Job stress
  • Stress
  • Smoking
  • Obesity
  • Physical exercise
  • Diet
  More +
• ISSN:
  1660-4601
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  16
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054463
• Citation:
  Int J Environ Res Public Health 2019 Jan; 16(2):230
• Contact Point Address:
  Toni Alterman, Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC, (MS-R17), 1090 Tusculum Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  talterman@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction ; Services
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20060901
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• End Date:
  20260831
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/217023/cdc_217023_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 598.59 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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